Food Rescue Driver Assistants - Fit, Early Birds Wanted.Go Eco Food Rescue drivers & assistants are out on the road 5 days a week, rescuing food around Kirikiriroa and delivering it directly to community centre based Free Stores.
You will start each day at our Frankton depot at 6:30am, before hitting the road. Your day will involve accompanying our driver, and helping to pick up, and drop off crates and boxes of food.We require you to be able to lift upto 15kgs at a time.We require you to wear comfy clothing, closed in shoes and we will provide you with a hi-vis vest to wear while on the job.The ability to drive a manual with a full license would be of advantage - in case a back-up driver is required.This role includes the following tasks:
Loading food from supermarkets onto our trucks.Assisting in the distribution of food to our local community centre recipients.Logging the details such as weight and type of food into our data system.Returning to the depot and cleaning down the truck, crates and setting up for the next day's shift.Support and help with any deliveries that may be received.Liaise with food donors/recipient charities.Represent Go Eco Food Rescue in a positive manner in all dealings with donors, recipients, and the public.Overview of our organisation:
Go Eco is a non-profit organisation, that for the last 30 years has supported community aspirations for our environment. We have a vision of healthy environments supported by thriving communities - and are a voice for the environment, a centre for learning and a catalyst for change. Our Food Rescue service is our largest climate action project; it's a social solution to an environmental problem. In the last financial year, we rescued 379,621kgs of food - the equivalent of over 1 million meals. Our volunteers played a massive role in that achievement.
Requirements:
A full, clean driver's license and ability to drive a manual would be preferred.
Physically fit and able to lift 15kgs easily.
Reliable - To turn up to shifts consistently and on time is vital for us to run our Food Rescue Program.
A Police background check is required for this role.
Time commitment:
Run 1. 6:30am - 11:00am (Wednesday)
Run 2. 6:30am - 12:00pm (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
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